Araucariaceae

Agathis Salisb.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser & Roderick Cameron, 25 April 2026
  1. Agathis dammara (Lamb.) Rich. & A.Rich. ex A.Rich., Comm. Bot. Conif. Cycad. (1826) 83; de Laub., Kalikasan 7 (1978) 144; Blumea 24 (1979) 499; ≡ Pinus dammara Lamb., Descr. Pinus 1 (1803) 61. = Agathis philippinensis Warb., Monsunia 1 (1900) 185; Coritico et al., PJS 151 (2022) 2438; Coritico et al., J. Trop. Biol. & Cons. 19 (2022) 148. = Agathis celebica (Koord.) Warb., Monsunia 1 (1900) 185; de Laub. Kalikasan 7 (1978) 146; Blumea 24 (1978) 504; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1988) 434; ≡ Dammara celebica Koord., Meded. Lands Plantentuin 19 (1898) 263. = Agathis alba (Rumph. ex Hassk.) Foxw., PJS 4c (1909) 4427, nom. illeg.; Merr., Interp. Rumph. Amb. (1917) 76; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 5; ≡ Dammara alba Rumph. ex Hassk., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 9 (1842) 179, nom. illeg. ≠ Agathis alba auct. non (Rumph. ex Hassk.) Foxw.; Foxw. PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 442, Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 5. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra. BABUYAN ISLS, CEBU, DINAGAT, LUZON: Cagayan (photos), Laguna (photos), MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Cotabato (photos), Davao Oriental (photos), Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental (photos), NEGROS (photos), PALAWAN, PANAY (photos), SAMAR. Notes: See notes by Farjon (2010) regarding the synonymy of Agathis dammara and Agathis philippinensis. Forest emergent and locally common. Occurs mostly in montane forests. 0-2200m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.

Araucaria Juss. (Not native)

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Araucaria bidwillii Hook., London J. Bot. 2 (1843) 503. Distribution: Australia. Cultivated, not naturalized.
  2. Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco, Anais Inst. Super. Agron. 19 (1952) 11; ≡ Eutassa heterophylla Salisb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 1st Ser. 8 (1807) 316. Distribution: Norfolk Isl. Cultivated, not naturalized.

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